Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences: First International Symposium
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By Jacques Locat, Murgen Mienert, Luc Boisvert, Jurgen Mienert, Jacques Locat (Editor), J]rgen Mienert (Editor), Jurgen Mienert (Editor), Ja1/4rgen Mienert (Editor)
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Did you know that the Grand Bank earthquake of 1929 triggered a huge submarine mass movement which broke submarine cables over a distance of up to 1000 km from its source and generated a tsunami which devastated a small village in Newfoundland killing 27 people? The same happened in Papua New Guinea in 1998 with more than 2000 casualties. Submarine mass movements of various sizes and styles are shaping the sea floor and are of concern for many facets of human activities both onshore and off...






















